Background*

Mr. Lawrence J. Ellison, also known as Larry, co-founded Oracle Corporation in June 1977 and has been its Executive Chairman and Chief Technology Officer since September 2014. Mr. Ellison served as the Chief Executive Officer of Oracle Corporation from June 1977 to September 2014. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of C-COR Inc. Mr. Ellison co-founded Netsuite Inc. in October 1998. He co-founded Knowledge Universe Holdings, LLC and served as its Chairman and Chief ... Executive Officer. Mr. Ellison served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at nCUBE Corporation. He served as the President of Oracle Corp. from May 1977 to June 1996. Mr. Ellison served as a Co-Chairman of Pillar Data Systems, Inc. He served as the Chairman of Oracle Corp. from May 1995 to January 2004 and also from April 1990 to September 1992. Mr. Ellison served as the Chairman of Quark Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Mr. Ellison has been a Director of Oracle Corp. since June 1977. He serves as a Director of Spring Group plc. He served as a Director of Hyperion Solutions Corp. since April 14, 2007. He served as a Director of Apple Inc. from 1997 to 2002. Mr. Ellison served as a Director of Stellent Inc., since December 12, 2006. Mr. Ellison served as a Director of Astex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Knowledge Universe Holdings, LLC.

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